Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle

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Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle
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Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle
Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle
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Established1983
Location Lille
France
Coordinates 50°38′45.6″N3°3′32.3″E / 50.646000°N 3.058972°E / 50.646000; 3.058972
Type Monument and Museum
Website maisondegaulle.fr

The Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle (French : Maison natale de Charles de Gaulle) is a museum in Lille, in the Hauts-de-France, France, which had been Charles de Gaulle's maternal grandparents' house where he was born in 1890. [1]

The museum is property of the Charles-de-Gaulle Foundation, and managed by the Departmental Council of Nord. Opened to the public in 1983, it has been classified as a monument historique since 1989 and obtained the Maisons des Illustres label in 2011. [2] The museum receives between 19,000 and 20,000 visitors each year. [3] It underwent expansion in 2025. [4]


References

  1. ↑ "Maison natale Charles de Gaulle". www.lille.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "La Maison natale Charles de Gaulle – Fondation Charles de Gaulle" (in French). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Musée Histoire, Souvenirs de guerre Lille". www.lilletourism.com (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "La Maison natale de Charles de Gaulle à Lille a toujours une actualité !". France Bleu (in French). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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